finddream2020 wrote:Now, our workshop make some new teapots,share them with every one.

Zodiac Series:

rat charm teapot

ox patient teapot

tiger sensitive teapot

rabbit articulate teapot

dragon healthy teapot

snake deep teapot

horse popular teapot

goat elegant teapot

monkey clever teapot

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dog oyalty

rooster deep thinkers

pig chivalrous teapot

if you want to see more pic about our zodiac teapot, you can go to our website

more new teapots:

xianyuan teapot
size:420ml
clay: qingshui ni

yongquan teapot
size:200ml
clay:qingshui ni

yunjianruyi
size:280ml
clay:qingshui ni

Also, yuan jian ru yi teapot and xian yuan teapot, as well as some of the zodiac teapot have been out of stock for a long time. Since these teapots out of stock are no longer on the shelves, no one to our shop asks for them. I asked my father to make them, he said he almost forgot them except the zodiac teapots. He would make these teapots in the future if someone likes them.

Not sure if this is in good form or not--but would it be possible for your father to copy a particular style of pot from another yixing artist? There is one pot I've loved for a long time, but sadly I have no way of contacting the original artist anymore to buy it. I'd definitely be interested in the possibility of commissioning a similar pot, if that is something your workshop would be able to do ....

Sadly, it isn't--that shop has been 'on vacation' for over a year. I even took the liberty of PMing Chinesepottery through Teachat, but apparently since his move away from Yixing, he is no longer selling his father-in-law's work.

hopeofdawn wrote:Not sure if this is in good form or not--but would it be possible for your father to copy a particular style of pot from another yixing artist? There is one pot I've loved for a long time, but sadly I have no way of contacting the original artist anymore to buy it. I'd definitely be interested in the possibility of commissioning a similar pot, if that is something your workshop would be able to do ....

I hope it isn't bad form to ask an artist to copy another's design--if so, then I apologize!

It's OK with what you asked. We don't mind that. But I'm sorry we don't copy other artist's design if it is Mr Xu's special design. We have to make that teapot with his permision. It is a different issue if the teapot is not patent, like many traditional teapots.

But if you can contact the owner or the maker, then I'd love to help. I mean I can help withthe shipping the of teapot.

I finally found some left zodiac teapots, and took some pictures. Here they are. They are cut but I think they are too big for gong fu tea. In fact, I noticed that people in China use larger teapots than 100 ml even for gong fu tea.